George W. Bush seeks 'anonymity'WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush says he has no plans to stump for votes or campaign funds for Republican candidates.

'Jihad Jane' reportedly to plead guiltyPHILADELPHIA, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia-area woman who allegedly used the name "Jihad Jane" in extremist Internet postings will plead guilty next week, her lawyer said Friday.

Christie's reports record sales in 2010LONDON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Christie's, the London-based auction house, reported record sales for 2010, including a Pablo Picasso painting that set a new record for a single work.

DWTS Burke reveals she was abusedNEW YORK, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Two-time winner of "Dancing with the Stars" Cheryl Burke says she was repeatedly molested as a child by a trusted friend of her family at home in California.

Donald Sutherland gets Hollywood starHOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Actor Donald Sutherland, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, joked that, unlike a cemetery headstone, it is a marker he can visit.

Philbin out but not doneHOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Following the announcement he was leaving the show he has shared with Kelly Ripa for years, Regis Philbin said in Miami he is making a change, not retiring.

Filmmakers towed piano to Miami sandbarMIAMI, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Indie filmmakers Billy and Anais Yeager say they put the grand piano that appeared this week on a sandbar in Miami's Biscayne Bay to protest the city's vanity.

Monet exhibit open around the clockPARIS, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The first retrospective of the late French impressionist artist Claude Monet in 30 years could draw more than 900,000 visitors, exhibit officials said.

Jennifer Beals: I knew I was 'different'CHICAGO, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Chicago-born Jennifer Beals, best known for her role in the movie "Flashdance," is a private person who says she knew she was "different" growing up.

Art gallery to be part-time porn studioOTTAWA, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Negotiations are under way to use an unusually named art gallery in Ottawa as an off-hours film set for pornographic films, its owner says.

Rock, Cannavale headed to BroadwayNEW YORK, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Chris Rock, Bobby Cannavale and Annabella Sciorra are to star in the world premiere of Stephen Adly Gurgus' play "The Motherfker with the Hat" on Broadway.

Nazi-stolen painting returned to ownersNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A painting confiscated by the Nazis and later a part of a New Jersey university's museum collection was restored to its rightful owner, museum officials said.

Judge orders painting brought to trialEL PASO, Texas, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A journalist who was given a painting by accused anti-Castro terrorist Luis Posada Carriles must produce it at Posada's trial, a U.S. judge says.

'Eyeball' camera that can zoom developedEVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed a tiny camera that mimics the human eye with the added bonus of a zoom capability, something the eye cannot do.

Borders hopes to make book on refinancingANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Borders Group, the No. 2 traditional U.S. book retailer that helped squeeze out independent sellers, says it's restructuring to survive the digital age.